Crime in review: Biscuit-seeker, Booger thefts top 2018 list
It may not be every day a headline makes you do a double-take, but Limestone County seemed to have its fair share of eyebrow-raising headlines in 2018. From last-minute hiding places to walking trail chases, these are some of the crimes that had us making faces in awe and disbelief.
Where not to hide
The human body can be a clever device, but it’s generally not the best place for hiding drugs. Two women found themselves with drug charges after they tried to pull a fast one on authorities by hiding drugs in private areas.
The first woman, 36-year-old Christy Evans, was arrested Oct. 21 on traffic warrants, but Limestone County Jail staff noticed she still seemed to be under the influence of narcotics the day after her arrest. When a correctional officer searched Evans, they found a plastic bag containing methamphetamine and pills inside her vagina.
The second woman decided to make drug-hiding a family activity by using her 5-month-old’s diaper to conceal a meth pipe. Jessica Nicole Young, 33, was left sitting in the passenger seat of a stolen U-Haul Nov. 26 when the driver — who was also her boyfriend and child’s father — took off on foot to avoid being arrested by Limestone County sheriff’s investigators.
The owner of the home where the U-Haul was parked allowed Young to stay inside, where she asked to go change the baby’s diaper. That’s when deputies caught Young attempting to dispose of a used meth pipe by slipping it inside the dirty diaper worn by her child.
Taking the biscuit
A man determined to get his morning biscuit before work took a Limestone County Sheriff’s deputy on a high-speed chase along the Richard Martin Rails-to-Trail route Nov. 29.
Jonathan David Trousdale, 36, told authorities he was running late for work but wanted to stop for a biscuit along the way. Deputy Justin Smith had attempted to pull Trousdale over on Piney Chapel Road for speeding, but Trousdale fled.
According to Deputy Stephen Young, public information officer for the sheriff’s office, Trousdale turned onto the walking trail and managed to drive 2 miles — including over several bridges not designed for motor vehicles — before exiting the trail, with Smith still in pursuit.
Trousdale eventually abandoned the truck in a cotton field and was arrested after a brief manhunt.
By the balls
Women weren’t the only ones hiding contraband in genitalia. Adam Troy Chambers, 32, was being interviewed by a Limestone County sheriff’s investigator Jan. 4 when he confessed to forging $20 bills and even admitted to having some of the fake bills on his person.
According to a report filed in Limestone County District Court, Chambers retrieved eight $20 bills from between his buttocks and behind his scrotum.
Chambers later became one of four tied to a counterfeit ring in Elkmont. Charles Lee Anderson Jr., Benjamin Allen Hill and Jordan Sneath were also arrested.
Booger gets picked (up)
George “Booger” Morris Pylant Jr. didn’t have the best of autumns this year. The 29-year-old was identified as a suspect in a string of storage unit burglaries in October, after authorities released footage of the break-ins and damage to social media.
Pylant was arrested by Ardmore Police Department on Nov. 13 and later released on bond. Eight days after the first arrest, Booger found himself in cuffs again — this time for trying to steal a Limestone County Commission vehicle with his dad, George Morris Pylant Sr.
The theft was unsuccessful, and after reviewing security footage of the attempt, authorities located the Pylants at a local motel.